Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-17
NOTHING VERY NEW
IN THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GLASS
WORKERS AND MANUFACTURERS.
Virnhl Synopsis Of the Reply Of the Worknsn to
the Nanuheturers-Ths Time Of Meeting In
esrain-Miscelaneou Labor Notes.
There is nothing very new regarding the

There is nothing very new regarding the
glass situation, and the time when the
Executive Committee of the Manufactur-
ers will meet to consider the reply of the
workmen is still very uncertain. Mr..
Jenkins Jones, Chairman of the Manufac-
turers' Committee, stated to a Pittsburg
reporter yesterday morning that it was
probable the committee would not meet
before the last ofthe coming week, while
Wheeling member of the committee, when
asked if meeting had been called, declin-
ed to answer the question, but left the in
ference, by his manner, that such a call
had been issued. There are but
three factories now running in
the upper Ohio valley, namely, the two
here in Wheeling, and the Dali
zell Bros. & Gilmore factory up at Wells
burg. This works and the Central will
apparently run right along for some time,
but the mold shop and probably one or
two other branches of the Hobbs
works will shut down to-day. The fac
tory proper will run right along, however,
until at least the first OF January. There
seems to be a growing hope up at Pitts
burg that the existing trouble may be set
tied amicable, and 1t is to be sincerely
hoped that such a result will be reached.
The workmen cay they have, by the terms
of their reply, placed the whole burden
upon the manufacturers, and think the
amendments made in the rules pre-
sented by the manufacturers will be ac'
cepted as fair and all danger of protract-
ed lock.ou or strike be averted.
The COmmOReT and american Glass. Work
e., of Pittsburg, will print the following
in its issue of this morning, which may 1t
taken as q synopsis Of the reply Of the
workmen's Executive Committee to the
rules and wage scale submitted by the
manufacturers, although il does not say sc
in as many words:
while We have not read the answer we
can state that the concessions it makes re-
moves the original cause Tor dispute about
gatherers' wages and with that all cause,
for trouble. In looking over our past
comments on the rules as presented by the
manufacturers, we nave gained pretty
clear idea of what the workers answers t.
them are.
The flint glass workers are willing to
concede q change in the time for ar
ranging the wsge scale if both
parties have an equal chance to
arrange it. They would also like to
see Rule changed SO that it should read
that the manufacturers have the right &c
discharge employees for sufficient cause, a;
for instance, drunkenness, inCOmpeteDcy
neglect of work OF violation of any accept
able factory rule. Rule is of course OBJ
jectionable, as it would imperii the work
ers' organization, and it should be stricken
out. Rule is important, and we are o.
the opinion that it should be made to reaC
that the hours OF work il engraving anC
press departments shall not exceed 81
hours per week, and 10 the mold and cut
ting Stops SIS hours per week.
Rule i, ii is suggested, should b.
changed to read that each firm shall be EN-
titled to employ in the press department
for each ten pots two gatherers, who shall
each work ore year at 10 per cent. les:
than schedule prices. Rules and are
fair enough, but the latter could be changed
sufficient 10 allow some other person con
nected with the factory to receive reports
of bad metal, etc, in the absence Of TIT
managers. Ia the interest of harmony ru!t
I ought to be changed to read that tht
number and kind CT apprentices and work
men employed in the several department!
OF press ware factories shall be limited OF
a basis to be agreed upon By both sides.
There is nothing wrong with rule s
but it is suggested that rule be altered
to read that such employees as the mana
ger shall deem competent may finish OIL
plugs or formers, small miscel
laueous ware not exceeding in size II
inch happy. Rule 10 ought TO be made &c
read that the pressed ware shops shall be
paid for all seconds caused By bad work
manship ifthe same are packed. If to be
broken down the workmen shall have thu
right to examine. The only change in tina
rule from the manufacturers rule is tn,
insertion of the words TO be- Rules Il
and u seem to be satisfactory"